night‚ the speaker puzzles over the randomness of the universe‚ utilizing the simple quilt metaphor to inspire a final epiphany. Immediately revealing the central theme of the poem as well as alluding to the narrator’s apparent self-doubt‚ the first stanza is an imperative aspect of this piece. The speaker begins by stating that she has “been thinking at random on the universe‚ or rather‚ how nothing in the universe is random”. So commences her journey to solve the question: Is there a predetermined
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Intense personal memories and reflections have always been an inspiration to poets. Explore this concept with regards to the poems that you have studied referring to three poems in detail and at least three poems from your wider reading. The theme of reflections is something frequently explored in literature. It is truly a powerful force. It can bestow courage‚ feelings of warmth‚ and even overwhelm you and this is exactly what the below six poets did by manipulating their personal and emotional
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emotions and thoughts to carry to the next line all the way to the end of the poem. The poem runs for 9 stanzas‚ all of which vary in the number of lines. The shorter stanzas are in the beginning and in the end; where as the larger stanzas are in the middle. The poem begins and ends with a one line stanza‚ the first one being a full sentence‚ where as the last line finishing off the sentence of the 8th stanza. The first line compares the landlady to an animal‚ a mean dangerous one‚ as the landlady is said
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realization not only that this young woman has died‚ but also that bad things can happen in a beautiful world. The poem is divided into two stanzas. In the first stanza the speaker is innocently unaware that age can touch the woman‚ but he is quickly taught a harsh lesson when she dies between the first and second stanzas. It is as if the death is hidden between the stanzas‚ which seems to imply that the speaker is unable to verbalize the pain that goes along with the sudden loss. The first line of the poem
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Phillip Hassoun English 1102 Dr.Thomason 03/14/12 Analysis: The Flea‚ By: John Donne Most of John Donne’s work during his time frame was usually seen as being vulgar or too much‚ usually for the sexual themes he put behind them. But being the witty and clever author John Donne was‚ it is by no surprise that most people raise their eye brows after reading his poem titled The Flea. In the poem‚ he makes the unusual connection between a flea and sex between couples. Using a metaphysical conceit
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Compare the methods Armitage and Duffy use to convey their ideas about change in the poems you have read so far. Both Carol Ann Duffy and Simon Armitage use a range of methods in their exploration of the theme of change. Duffy ’s poems tend to be more personal although in her poems about change‚ such as ’Pluto ’ and ’The Captain of the 1964 Top of the Form Team ’ she writes in a male voice which then distances her from the speaker. Armitage writes more universal poems‚ few of which
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Romantic feel about the poem: e.g. ‘And oh the rapture…’ Stanza 1 • ‘lumbering’ gives the impression that the horses are moving in a slow‚ heavy and awkward way Stanza 2 • Pistons in the machines in an ancient mill are used to describe the movement of the horses’ hooves as the child ‘watched fearful’ • The use of imagery drawn from the early industrial age is interesting in what it tells us about the child’s fear Stanza 3 • The word ‘conquering’ suggests a reference to an even
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is a sense of awe and wonder in both the beauty of the animal as well as caution and uncertainty as they recognise the threat it embodies. The surging power‚ its focus‚ its glistening beauty‚ all literally stop the onlooker in their tracks: the 4 stanzas of the poem mark the
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What are your thoughts and feelings as you read this poem‚ and how do the words of the poem make you respond in this way? The poem the ‘Bereavement of the Lion-Keeper’ explores the intensity and intimacy of a relationship between a lion and his keeper while also portraying the challenges of dealing with death and abandonment. The keeper faces a transition in his identity following his lion’s death‚ a sense of abandonment and an unwelcoming and cold world outside of his comforts with the lion.
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was where the family would eat and connect. Notes: Husband’s perspective to women’s rights movements Themes: Nature‚ oppression‚ love Progression: first two stanzas- introduce farmers and gives a sense of atmosphere and setting. Simple diction when male is talking about himself in contrast to the diction used in the next stanzas when talking
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